Editing 2023 ICPL Old Bay Classic

The '''2023 ICPL Old Bay Classic''' was an [[International Classic Paintball League]] tournament held at [[Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City]] in Chesapeake City, Maryland, United States, from 19 to 21 May 2023.[1]

Ground Zero Gold won the professional 10-player division, gg_Factory Mech Gold won the amateur 10-player division, and Ground Zero won the open five-player competition.[2]

== Venue and schedule ==

The tournament took place at Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City, also known as OXCC, at 2941 Old Telegraph Road, Chesapeake City.[1]

Open five-player competition was scheduled for Friday, 19 May. Professional and amateur 10-player competition followed on Saturday and Sunday, 20–21 May.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Playing dates !! Format !! Published game time !! Teams
|-
| Professional || 20–21 May || 10v10 || 12 minutes || 7
|-
| Amateur || 20–21 May || 10v10 || 12 minutes || 15
|-
| Open || 19 May || 5v5 || 6 minutes || 7
|}

Source: PBLeagues event information.[1]

Official match records document play on Hyperball, Trench and Woods fields.[3]

== Competition format ==

Professional and amateur teams played mixed preliminary games, but contested separate divisional playoffs and championships.[3][4]

Each 10-player team had eight preliminary games. Four professional teams advanced directly to a four-team final round. Seven amateur teams advanced, with six contesting semi-finals and preliminary leaders Louisville Asylum appearing directly in the three-team final.[3]

The five-player competition advanced its top three preliminary teams directly to a three-team final.[3]

== Professional 10-player competition ==

Ground Zero Gold won the four-team final with 120 points, ahead of Kapp Factory, Team Smoke and Ground Zero. Ground Zero Gold and Ground Zero were separate entries.[2][3]

=== Final-round scores ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Game scores !! Total
|-
| 1 || Ground Zero Gold || 11, 18, 91 || 120
|-
| 2 || Kapp Factory || 43, 18, 15 || 76
|-
| 3 || Team Smoke || 14, 41, 14 || 69
|-
| 4 || Ground Zero || 20, 18, 17 || 55
|}

Source: PBLeagues.[3]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| 1 || Ground Zero Gold || 300
|-
| 2 || Kapp Factory || 276
|-
| 3 || Team Smoke || 259
|-
| 4 || Ground Zero || 243
|-
| 5 || Image || 228
|-
| 6 || Fight Club || 214
|-
| 7 || THE FARM || 201
|}

== Amateur 10-player competition ==

gg_Factory Mech Gold won ahead of FRACTION and Louisville Asylum.[2]

=== Final-round scores ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Game scores !! Total
|-
| 1 || gg_Factory Mech Gold || 16, 96 || 112
|-
| 2 || FRACTION || 16, 43 || 59
|-
| 3 || Louisville Asylum || 8, 14 || 22
|}

Source: PBLeagues.[3]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| 1 || gg_Factory Mech Gold || 100
|-
| 2 || FRACTION || 96
|-
| 3 || Louisville Asylum || 93
|-
| 4 || TRIBE Savages || 90
|-
| 5 || Enigma || 87
|-
| 6 || Omaha Bulls || 85
|-
| 7 || Outcast Dogs || 83
|-
| 8 || LOCKOUT || 81
|-
| 9 || Pittsburgh Rampage || 80
|-
| 10 || Team Crowley 10Man || 68.33
|-
| 11 || LOCKOUT CANADA || 56.67
|-
| 12 || Soup Can Cocks || 45
|-
| 13 || Richmond Remechs || 33.33
|-
| 14 || Outcast Dogs ll || 21.67
|-
| 15 || GKG || 10
|}

== Open five-player competition ==

Ground Zero won ahead of Omaha Bulls 5 Man and Mayhem Tigers.[2]

=== Final-round scores ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Game scores !! Total
|-
| 1 || Ground Zero || 18, 96 || 114
|-
| 2 || Omaha Bulls 5 Man || 12, 98 || 110
|-
| 3 || Mayhem Tigers || 4, 8 || 12
|}

Source: PBLeagues.[3]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Ranking points
|-
| 1 || Ground Zero || 100
|-
| 2 || Omaha Bulls 5 Man || 96
|-
| 3 || Mayhem Tigers || 93
|-
| 4 || Image || 90
|-
| 5 || LOCKOUT || 87
|-
| 6 || Outcast Dogs Red || 85
|-
| 7 || Misfit Militia || 83
|}

Source for all final standings: PBLeagues. Ranking points are separate from the game scores used during competition.[2][3]

== See also ==

* [[International Classic Paintball League]]
* [[2023 ICPL season]]
* [[2023 ICPL Pro DNA Open]]
* [[2023 ICPL Golden State Classic]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7962/info PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: official dates, Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City venue, schedule and formats, 19–21 May 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7962/rankings PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: official final divisional standings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7962 PBLeagues – Old Bay Classic: preliminary, semi-final and final-round scores.]
# [https://mlpb.pbleagues.com/team/roster/Iru8y4HLb5Xnn8H7 PBLeagues – Ground Zero at the 2023 Old Bay Classic: mixed preliminary schedule and professional final-round matches.]

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